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The World FactbookA Guide

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What Is It?
 A free source put together by the CIA which provides facts about and comparisons
between different countries
 Look up statistics and information about a single country
 Compare a statistic across many countries at once

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How to Access
 The World Factbook is an open-source resource, so it can be accessed from any
device which is connected to the internet
 Go to https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

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How the Site is Arranged
 Three Main Sections:
 Regional and World Maps
 Flags of the World
 Guide to Country Comparisons

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Regional and World Maps
 Political and physical maps
of many regions and
continents
 To view online, click the
picture
 Download as jpgs or pdfs by
selecting the option
underneath the image

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Flags of the World
 Select a country from the
drop-down menu

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Flags of the World
 See flag, map, and
photos
 Drop-down options
for more information

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Country Comparisons
 Compare statistics of different countries

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Country Comparisons
 Select a specific statistic to view
from the menu

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Country Comparisons
 View a ranked list of that
statistic
Statistic

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Citation
 The World Factbook. (2015). Accessed March 20, 2015.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

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Further Questions?
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